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sure our troops were funded in afghanistan, iraq and state side and europe and everywhere else, in korea, everywhere, and some republicans wanted to kill that even though it would mean no funding, it would mean military layoffs, it would mean we wouldn't be able to get things we need in supplies for the troops because they said we want to kill health care reform. i don't understand the desperation except maybe i do because everything about this debate is protecting the insurance companies. i guess that's more important to them than anything else. i'd be interested too. i appreciate the assistant majority leader's comments on why senator coburn said that. let me close with one last letter. valerie from coyote county, northeast ohio. i thank the lord my husband has a job with health pweufrs. if he didn't have -- benefits. i know how important insurance is. i can never imagine not being able to go to the doctor. i've had many surgeries and my fair share of doctors visits. can you imagine yourself without medical insurance or not being able to go to the doctor. valerie says i bet most senato
sure our troops were funded in afghanistan, iraq and state side and europe and everywhere else, in korea, everywhere, and some republicans wanted to kill that even though it would mean no funding, it would mean military layoffs, it would mean we wouldn't be able to get things we need in supplies for the troops because they said we want to kill health care reform. i don't understand the desperation except maybe i do because everything about this debate is protecting the insurance companies. i...
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for example, several divisions to south korea to help defend the country if north korea were to do what they did in 1950 and attack. this president had to assess what is the impact upon the rest of our security of putting x amount of troops in afghanistan. he needs to listen to the general, but he also needs to listen to his collective national security input from around the world. that is what he did. 30,000 troops -- i believe -- he said this is what i believe needs to be done, and i'm glad he did that. host: how will this play on the campaign trail? caller: it does not matter. this is the right decision. i understand i'm in a democratic primary. there's one thing that i find that is lacking in washington, d.c. it is accountable leadership. so many people want to be responsible. two weeks ago, i'd pu put out a- ed. i said 30,000 troops, three to five years. i know my opponent says we should not do this through this is a gentleman i respect, but he voted for the misadventure douglas tragedy in iraq. i am only siworried about the security of this nation. the people of pennsylvania are i
for example, several divisions to south korea to help defend the country if north korea were to do what they did in 1950 and attack. this president had to assess what is the impact upon the rest of our security of putting x amount of troops in afghanistan. he needs to listen to the general, but he also needs to listen to his collective national security input from around the world. that is what he did. 30,000 troops -- i believe -- he said this is what i believe needs to be done, and i'm glad...
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we're still in korea, japan, germany, all over the middle east. the speech by the president the other day was conditioning as for the next war in pakistan. -- conditioning costs for the next war in pakistan. what you do is bring the troops home, save the money, defend this country. it is our presence, especially in the middle east, that motivates people to become a radical extremists and potential terrorists that will commit suicide. it is because they detest occupation of their land. we get into trouble and we think, oh, we need to occupy more countries, only compounding our problems both internationally and for safety, but also compounds are financial problem. i think the worst thing we could do is to raise taxes for the war. host: last call on the republican line. caller: i saw that twitter message about your running in trade -- in 2012. i am one of those college students that was awakened by your message. i look at what the republican party is right now and i cannot see the sarah palin or one of these other republicans. these guys say what sui
we're still in korea, japan, germany, all over the middle east. the speech by the president the other day was conditioning as for the next war in pakistan. -- conditioning costs for the next war in pakistan. what you do is bring the troops home, save the money, defend this country. it is our presence, especially in the middle east, that motivates people to become a radical extremists and potential terrorists that will commit suicide. it is because they detest occupation of their land. we get...
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that i felt so sorry for those guys in world war iii, correa, because -- will war ii -- world war ii, korea, and they made a truck driver out of me, and i was over there a few months. they started building the berlin wall. then they turned around, and my mother almost died, so they sent me home by plane, and return to me by plane. the following summer, the cuba crisis come up, and that was more. no fooling around, no weekends off. the following summer, my mom was sick again, and my priest and my dad contacted the company, and they said, "you just want to go home." three weeks later, she died. if you think that did not tell me up, you are mistaken. -- did not tear me up, you are mistaken. oh, i hated that captain so bad. they tried to put me on a medical discharge, and i fought my way out of that, thank god, and got my honorable discharge. what i really want to bring up is the fact that after that, there was a general smacking people in the face for being cowards, but at any rate, i did not feel that way about myself. i had great medical care until the late 1990's from the va. then they star
that i felt so sorry for those guys in world war iii, correa, because -- will war ii -- world war ii, korea, and they made a truck driver out of me, and i was over there a few months. they started building the berlin wall. then they turned around, and my mother almost died, so they sent me home by plane, and return to me by plane. the following summer, the cuba crisis come up, and that was more. no fooling around, no weekends off. the following summer, my mom was sick again, and my priest and...
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lar world, but the united states was -- >> two g summits next year, one in canada and one in south korea in the autumn, that it will be prominent. can i ask one final question? then we'll go to the floor. perhaps to you, joe lockhart. europe, not something that perhaps people spend too much time worrying about. but there was the famous kissinger question, who do you call for europe. the europeans are now agonized for, what was it, eight or nine years over a constitutional -- well, it was no longer called a constitutional treaty, over a treaty, which has given them a so-called president and a high representative, in effect, a foreign secretary. but they've chosen people in these roles which charity eable can be described as people nobody has ever heard of. does anybody care about europe as a weight in the world, as an entity? has anybody answered the kissinger question for america? >> i think it's an evolving question. >> can you name the presidents of europe? >> eric can. [laughter] >> i know who wants to be the president of europe. >> well, he didn't get it. >> i know. >> i think it's n
lar world, but the united states was -- >> two g summits next year, one in canada and one in south korea in the autumn, that it will be prominent. can i ask one final question? then we'll go to the floor. perhaps to you, joe lockhart. europe, not something that perhaps people spend too much time worrying about. but there was the famous kissinger question, who do you call for europe. the europeans are now agonized for, what was it, eight or nine years over a constitutional -- well, it was...
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but three obviously is one of our -- korea is obviously one of our largest trading partners. that's an important agreement. but the gentleman knows that we're not going to bring those to the floor next week and the gentleman also knows that if we did and we passed them and the senate passed them somehow that it would not make an immediate impact. you and i both agree that over the long term it would be a positive impact, i just -- others don't agree with that, but the answer to your question is, no. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman, mr. speaker, and i think he makes the case for all the more reason we do something now if there's no immediate impact tomorrow, at least we could be well on the way to fostering that impact and those jobs for the americans who, as he correctly states are facing a lot of trouble right now being out of work. mr. speaker, i'd like to ask the gentleman about the 72-hour rule and the importance of that, that we felt back earlier this year. and because of the way that the stimulus bill was brought to the floor earlier, january and february, the backlas
but three obviously is one of our -- korea is obviously one of our largest trading partners. that's an important agreement. but the gentleman knows that we're not going to bring those to the floor next week and the gentleman also knows that if we did and we passed them and the senate passed them somehow that it would not make an immediate impact. you and i both agree that over the long term it would be a positive impact, i just -- others don't agree with that, but the answer to your question...
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we come in behind south korea. 29th in the world on infant mortality because people don't have good insurance or they don't have any insurance. 52% of women -- 52% of women don't seek the health care they need. they either put it off or they never get it because they may not be insured or they are afraid of the co-pays. they're afraid of what it would cost. they may have limits on their policies, and we need to change that. and the u.s. spends twice as much on health care than most other industrialized nations. so what's the message here? we spend a huge amount, we're not doing very well in outcomes. by the way, i think we're 24th in life expectancy in the world. 24th. we must do better. i want to share with my colleagues some of the letters and e-mails that have been sent to me from californians that personalize the statistics i just showed you. mr. william robinson wrote i'm about to be laid off from the job i've had for 19 years. my biggest fear is not being employed, but being able to find and get affordable health care. i'm 60 years old. i have a preexisting condition that will for certa
we come in behind south korea. 29th in the world on infant mortality because people don't have good insurance or they don't have any insurance. 52% of women -- 52% of women don't seek the health care they need. they either put it off or they never get it because they may not be insured or they are afraid of the co-pays. they're afraid of what it would cost. they may have limits on their policies, and we need to change that. and the u.s. spends twice as much on health care than most other...